The year is 2048, and after months of trying (and failing), the Spindash hosts finally escape the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:14:48 GotW: Strider 00:42:51 Rankings and Closing Episode Music • Raid! • Roaring • Hiyru Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro • https://inst…

After a small hiatus, the Spindash hosts return with one of John's picks. It was a rocky start, Nick's internet died yet again, and no one was enthused about the game, but everyone soldiered on. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:22:30 GotW: Empire Earth 00:47:06 Rankings and Closing Episode Music • Main Theme • Shadows Find Us • https://twitter.com/spin…

Much to John's frustration, the Spindash hosts continue "The Year of the Weeb" with Final Fantasy X for the PS2. In an act of defiance, John calls it a quits after leaving Zanarkand. Nick and Matt, the ever faithful guardians, continue their pilgrimage. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:10:36 GotW: Final Fantasy X 00:19:02 Development 00:31:24 Story and…

The Spindash hosts fully embrace The Year of the Weeb by playing Fist of the North Star for the NES. The hosts discuss the game as well as the movies, and then in classic Spindash fashion, Nick's internet dies. True to the meme, it was "already dead." Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:23:24 GotW: Fist of the North Star 00:56:27 Rankings and Closing Epis…

The Spindash hosts attempt to recover from their weekend ice fishing trip by, you guessed it, drinking even more (and of course talking about video games). Grab a vodka martini and join us on the Skyrail for Nightfire. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:23:32 GotW: James Bond 007: Nightfire 01:07:00 Rankings and Closing Episode Music • Main Menu • Skyrai…

The Spindash hosts set sail aboard the King of Red Lions in this week's look at the The Legend of Celda —er— Zelda: The Wind Waker. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:23:05 GotW: The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker 01:39:00 Rankings and Closing Episode Music • Title Theme • Windfall Island • The Great Sea • Dragon Roost Island [Original Version] • The Leg…

2022, "The Year of the Dump" is almost over. Join the Spindash hosts as they look back on the year and plan ahead for the future. We welcome 2023, "The Year of the Weeb." Happy New Year! Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:09:06 Pickups 00:21:13 Looking Back on the 2022 Games 00:44:00 Our 2022 Pickups and the 2022 Challenges 00:44:00 Our 2022 Pickups and …

The SV-001 is all warmed up and ready to roll. Buckle up. It's time for Metal Slug. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:29 Pickups 00:22:39 GotW: Metal Slug 01:07:37 Closing and a Look Though Christmas 1996 Episode Music • Mission 1 • Mission 4 • Mission 6 Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro • https://in…

The Spindash hosts jump into a Warthog and explore their favorite ringworld/interstellar space weapon in this week's game, Halo: Combat Evolved. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:09 Pickups 00:05:57 Nick's Dump Run 00:13:30 John's Pickups 00:19:37 John and Nick Stun Matt 00:25:19 GotW: Halo: Combat Evolved 01:33:02 Closing and Rankings Episode Music …

Spooky Month returns, and with it, zombies! Join the Spindash hosts as we avoid rescuing teachers who give failing grades and focus on rescuing those truly in need...cheerleaders...because Mars Needs Cheerleaders. Join us for Zombies Ate My Neighbors! Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:11 Pickups 00:1018 Spooky Games Discussion 00:26:43 GotW: Zombies …

Like the royal dung beetles that they are, the Spindash hosts attempt to rebuild the sky by rolling batteries, giant squid and skyscrapers into a neatly packed ball in this week's game, Katamari Damacy. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:34 Pickups 00:11:48 Nick's CRT Hunt 00:17:26 Piracy Nostalgia 00:26:42 GotW: Katamari Damacy 01:05:58 Closing 01:14…

Have we jumped the shark? Probably. Blame John. At any rate, join us this week for the second of three episodes devoted to our eBay finds as we fire up our Gameboys and play...Wheel...of...Fortune! Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro / Nick Chugs a Fosters 00:09:36 Pickups 00:19:30 Retrogaming New Update 00:25:29 GotW - Wheel of Fortune 00:43:36 A Wild Tange…

The summer slump continues as we struggle to keep up with our backlog of games. We set out to discuss Capcom's first foray into RPGs, and ended up calling John a garbage friend the entire episode - Nick's dump is a better friend than John. At any rate, join us for Breath of Fire. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 Pickups / Nick's Dump 00:25:47 Got…

An episode two years in the making - the Spindash hosts finally tackle Metal Gear Solid. Join us as we sneak onto Shadow Moses Island, hide in boxes, choke some people out, and try to follow one of the most convoluted stories in all of gaming. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:19 A Montage of Failure 00:04:24 The Actual Intro 00:06:20 Pickups 00:19:2…

47 episodes into this project and the hosts finally tackle Matt's favorite franchise. Join us as we discuss Mega Man 3. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:01 Pickups 00:05:42 Matt's Dreamcast Obsession 00:13:25 GotW - Mega Man 3 00:18:59 Mega Man Box Art 00:23:33 Development 00:26:52 What is Mega Man? 00:30:08 Backstory 00:39:30 Our Playthrough 01:01:…

Nick spends some of that hard earned cash to buy Matt and John a new game, and in doing so, his power level goes over 9,000. Join us for this week's episode, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:57 Drinking and Hangovers 00:12:51 Pickups 00:15:27 Nick's Setup/John's CRT 00:18:43 GotW - DBZ: The Legacy of Goku 00:21:21 …

Back from their island adventure, the Spindash hosts sit down to discuss one of Nick's favorite childhood games, Donkey Kong 64. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:03 Pissing out Your Ass or puking? 00:10:52 Pickups 00:15:00 Seaman 00:20:19 GotW - Donkey Kong 64 00:23:06 Story and Characters 00:28:05 Progressing Through the Game 00:34:09 Weapons and B…

A deviation from our typical format - rather than focus on one particular game, we relive of our memories of the arcade and arcade culture as a whole. Episode Music • Bubble Bobble Theme - Bubble Bobble • Chun-Li's Stage ~China Vox~ - Street Fighter III: Third Strike • The Portal - Mortal Kombat II Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • http…

The Spindash hosts find themselves trapped inside a magic music box in this week's look at Gameboy Color classic. Join us as we are crushed, frozen, shocked, inflated, turned into a zombie, burnt, and fed donuts until grossly obese. Join us for Wario Land 3. Episode Music • Title • World Map (Day) • Final Boss - Rudy the Clown Find Us • https://twi…

The Spindash hosts struggle with a beloved western RPG and end up needing help. Originally slated to join the hosts for Final Fantasy VII, Dan pauses his move to a new home to bail out the hosts. Join us, as we join Dan, for this weeks game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Episode Music • The Old Republic Theme • Dark Malak's Theme • Kashyyy…

The Spindash hosts attempt to rescue all the Tribals from the the evil Mizar and his drone army, but give up halfway through. Thwarted by a pair of robot praying mantises, the galactic law enforcement team heads back to the ship to talk about the N64 and our struggles with the system. Join us for Jet Force Gemini. Episode Music • Gemini Squadron St…

Much delayed and violently smooth, our first episode of 2022. This week the Spindash hosts unleash those dirty ol' rollerblades and fight for turf in the dystopian city of Tokyo-to. Spraying and skating, those those trouble-making punks take time to celebrate the one-punch knockout that is the Sega Dreamcast. Spinning the crazy tracks, battling dan…

The Spindash hosts close out the year by talking shop. Join us as we look back on our picks in 2021 and talk about our plans for 2022. Episode Music • That’s The Way I Like It ...for Metal Harbor - Sonic Adventure 2 • Large Map - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne • Opening Stage X - Mega Man X5 • Infinite Blue - FZero GX Find Us • https://twitter.com/sp…

Nick finally gets a whole episode to talk comic books...and then his computer dies (he conveniently blames this on his kids). Join us as we discuss all things LJN, Green Jelly, and of course, Spider-Man. Episode Music • Main Theme - Maximum Carnage • Streets of New York • Heroic Assault Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon…

"Because why not?" - This week Nick leads Matt and John through one of his random childhood favorites. Along the way, he discovers that rose-colored glasses and retrogaming often go hand in hand. Join us for, Claymates. Episode Music • Clayton's Backyard • Africa • Spacestation Clayvius Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon…

This is an episode about Crystalis...sort of...this week the Spindash hosts find themselves very distracted by midlife crisis purchases, arcade machines, Mark Zuckerberg, obscure movies, and random game lists. Yes, we do talk about Crystalis, but it always serves as a jumping point for some other wild tangent. This should not come as any shock to r…

Spooky Month continues (even if we were a little late pushing out this episode). This week the Spindash hosts meet the Barrows family and all of their wacky and zany antics. Join us as we meet Bobby Barrows, a lovable child with a heart of gold and knack for hedge trimming. We also meet Dan Barrows, a portly boy who will melt your heart (and also h…

To celebrate the spookiest month of the year, the Spindash hosts were planning on playing Clock Tower...but then Blizzard decided to drop Diablo II: Resurrected, sending everyone into a mouse clicking frenzy. That's okay though, Spooky Month will continue. This week on Spindash, we descend all 16 levels to confront the Lord of Terror himself. Join …

To our faithful listeners: give up on MGS, it is never happening. We're stringing you along and it's just not healthy...Don't let that get you down though, this week the Spindash hosts tackle one of Matt's childhood favorites, Ninja Gaiden for the NES (that's Ninja GUY-DEN for those in the back). Along the way, John attempts to feign modesty over a…

Metal Gear Solid eludes the Spindash hosts yet again (is anyone really surprised at this point?). To keep things moving, Nick takes charge and leads John and Matt through one of his childhood favorites, QuackShot Starring Donald Duck. Along the way, the Irish are caught in his crosshairs. When will Nick stop offending Europeans? When Donald Duck le…

Food poisoning be damned, Nick is ready to ride kangaroos and blow things up in this week's game, Mega Bomberman. Episode Music • Title Theme • Battle Theme • Area 5 - Thrashin' Tundra Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro • https://instagram.com/spindashretro • https://www.tiktok.com/@spindashretro • …

It's time to step away from that Happy Box, drop some shrooms, and dive into a frothy pool of sewage. It's time for the Spindash hosts tackle the second half of Mother 3. Join us for chapters 5 through 8 (yes, we will spoil the ending, but this game came out in 2006, give us a break). Episode Music • Welcome • His Highness Theme • Piggy Guys • Natu…

No stranger to rejection, John is stood up by potential guest host Terry Crews in this week's look at Mother 3 for the Game Boy Advance. Along the way, Nick makes a strong case for why Fassad is the hero of the game as he loves both Happy Boxes and money (that said, Nick can't be bothered to click through the story). An adventure this long (and thi…

The year is 2XXX: Edo has failed, the Spindash hosts have become genetically mutated beings and Mother 3 has been pushed back...yet again. This week Nick, John and Matt learn which direction to face as they tackle Silhouette Mirage for the PS1/Saturn. Episode Music • Pinch Me • Night Flight • Punky Pumpkin Castle Resources • Video game stress surve…

After realizing that we haven't touched a Gameboy game since our second episode, Nick sets things right by leading Matt and John out of the stinky depths of the city in this week's look at TMNT II: Back from the Sewers. Episode Music • Turtle Power • Dead End • Bump Me Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashr…

The Spindash hosts take a painful stroll through Lower Norfair (without the Varia suit equipped) in this week's game, Super Metroid. Like the game itself, the hosts are forced to backtrack and reexplore things numerous times as screaming children and persistent mic issues arise like the giant Kraid from a pit of spikes. Luckily the reserve tanks we…

With a freshly jumped battery (thanks AAA), the Spindash hosts lift off aboard the Death Egg. Instead of breaking open TVs for power-ups, Super Nick joins the elite class of CRT owners after rescuing one from the dump. The hosts then channel their inner Robotnik and discuss their ability to conquer various wild animals - John is overconfident in hi…

The Spindash hosts set out to talk about all things cheating and then get caught up in wave of nostalgia for their favorite cheating devices, codes and glitches. Along the way, some unkind things are implied about the British. The usual fare for this show. Episode Music • Mushroom Forest - Little Nemo: The Dream Master • Jungle - Contra • Battling …

IRIS Network journalist Jauhni and his compatriots, the porcine mechanic Ni'k and the chivalrous army officer Single M, set out to expose the nefarious plans of the DomZ and the Alpha Sections in this week's look at Beyond Good and Evil. Episode Music • Home Sweet Home • Akuda House Propaganda • Sneaky Jade Suite • Mammago's Garage • Hyllian Suite …

The Spindash hosts continue their love affair with Quintet in this week's too-hot-for-America playthrough of Terranigma. As Matt attempts to save the world by converting PAL to NTSC, he is joined by John, a friendly demonic companion who provides guidance while recording from the bottom of a large cavernous pit. Along the way, John and Matt battle …

Nick takes Matt and John on a romantic magic carpet ride through Agrabah in this week's look at Aladdin for the SNES and Genesis. Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro • https://instagram.com/spindashretro • https://www.tiktok.com/@spindashretro • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0UM5o0c_F24pDuJFq5RTU…

Paul joins Nick, John and Matt for this week's high adrenaline racing classic and the midichlorian count goes off the charts. Before entering the Boonta Eve Classic, Nick pays off a life debt by chugging a Fosters, much to the approval of his fellow racers. Along the way, John raises important questions about the connection between the Star Wars Un…

Matt, Nick and John have a bad day, visit the land of Nightopia and are subsequently robbed of their Ideyas in this weeks look at NiGHTS Into Dreams. Along the way, the hosts dualize with a strange Jester-like being, but end up getting D's and F's at everything that they do because they didn't understand the concept. Episode Music • Gate of Your Dr…

No shirt, no shoes, no pants, no problem. Nick leads John and Matt on a wild adventure though the demon realm in this week's game. Along the way, the three hosts learn to embrace save stating and rewind functions. Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro • https://instagram.com/spindashretro • https://www…

Spindash sells out and embraces clickbait. The three hosts don't agree on much, and that becomes apparent when Nick, John and Matt pull together a listing of their Top 5 controllers. Episode Music Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2 Battling Precariously - Ninja Gaiden II Panzer des Drachens - Mega Man X2 Opus 13 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Find Us •…

Join the army, they said. See the world, they said. John would rather be sailing than leading Nick and Matt through this week's orc slaughtering PC classic from Blizzard. Will Nick finally learn how to use the Goblin Zeppelin? Will John run out of gold? Will we finally answer the age old question of "are you still touching me?" Stay tuned! Episode …

Matt, Nick and John collect an army of animal companions and set out to ring in the new year with this extremely expensive Zelda clone for the Genesis. Stick around at the end for our 2021 plans. Episode Music Opening Theme Water Lily Battle 3 Rafflesia Training Grounds Town Find Us • https://twitter.com/spindashretro • https://mastodon.social/@spi…

After thirteen episodes, Nick finally gets to add his beloved Final Fantasy Tactics to the rotation. Nick and Matt spend a great deal of time diving into a complex tale of political intrigue while John, the "Lord of the Taint of Nintendo," waits in the background for his turn to complain about SRPG's. Episode Music Prologue Movie Trisection Decisiv…

The Master (John) awakens from his long slumber, takes the form of an unappreciated civil engineer and attempts to teach the locals how to build bridges. Demons impede his progress at every turn. Along the way, Matt burns down mansions and Nick urges John to halt his holy quest in order to deliver bread. Episode Music * Opening * Filmoa * Blood Poo…

Matt leads Nick and John on a mission to explore a mysterious floating island floating above the surface. Along the way, Nick struggles to come to grips with the appearance of the island's bunny people inhabitants. Episode Music * Cave Story (Theme Song) * On to Grasstown * Mischievous Robot * Balrog's Theme * Geothermal Find Us • https://twitter.c…